CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
VOLUME 68
CHEMAWA, OREGON, NOVEMBER 1971
NUMBER 1
S tu d en t C en ter Opened
This year on the Chemawa campus
there is a place for the students to
go - our Student Center.
“ The Student Center is a fu lfill
ment of a dream of all the students at
Chemawa Indian School,” commented
our recreation advisor, “ and it has
taken much planning and work of the
entire Student Body to reach this
g o al.”
The cafe is managed by Tony Boyd.
His job is to see that the w aitresses
and student cooks do their job. Tony
also takes care of the b ills , salarie s,
and the buying for food.
The recreation department consists
of a dance floor, juke box, pool tables
and various other gam es. It is man
aged by the Chemawa R ecreation
Club. John Cortez is in charge of the
recreation departm ent. His job is to
hand out change and see that the
recreation areas are cleaned.
There is also an outside patio
where we can sit under shady umbrel
las and eat. There is a small charge
on the pool tables until they are paid
for. Income for the juke box goes to
pay salaries for the m aintenance of
the recreation area.
Student groups and clubs who want
to use the Center can do so by reserv
ing it in advance of the date wanted.
The Student Center hours are: Mon
day, Tuesday and Thursday - 3:45 to
8:45 p.m. Wednesdays it is closed.
Friday, it is open from 3:45 to 9:45;
Saturday .- 2:00 to 9:45; and Sunday
from 1:00 to 5:00.
B re w er Big T h is Y e a r
130 Freshmen and Sophomores are
living in Brewer Hall this year, which
makes it the largest dorm at Chemawa.
Mr. Kirk is the new dorm head this
year.
Mrs. Kemler, a dormitory aid at
Brewer said, “ Brewer Hall will be
the b est dorm at Chemawa this year,
because there are nine new instruc
tional aids and three old o n es.”
Jacob Merculief and Martha Moses ruled over the 1971 Chemawa Homecoming. Jacob,
a Junior, is an outstanding Cross-Country runner. Martha, a Senior, is on the Varsity
Rally Squad.
Guidance Dept. Busy
“ We are too busy to know what
everyone is doing,” Mr. Borer told a
reporter who asked him what the guid
ance department is doing.
The guidance staff are busy fixing
the stu d en ts’ files, getting permission
slips in and counseling students who
want it.
They are also working on ideas for
money-raising projects for the dorms.
In addition, they are helping the new
staff with their jobs at Brewer and
Winona, helping with filming for Man
and His Environment. They are also
planning recreational programs and
special field trips throughout the year
for the students.
The Social Services Department is
working with transportation for the
students who haven’t arrived yet.
The Guidance department is in con
tact with various Agencies to help
find out what the students need and
plan to do.
Ouchi Takes Over
Mr. Albert Y. Ouchi became the
official Superintendent of Chemawa
on September 19, 1971. He had been
acting as Superintendent for Chemawa
since Mr. Gordon Gunderson left last
spring.
Mr. Ouchi has five departments
under him: Guidance, Academic, Ad
m inistration, Security and Plant Man
agement. Working with Mr. Ouchi, in
an advisory capacity is the Advisory
School Board.
Mr. Ouchi says it’s great to be
working at Chemawa, and he is happy
the way things are working out.
“ Iam very pleased with the students
and think they are at Chemawa because
they want to be and because they
want an education.”
Mr. Ouchi says that the rumor go
ing on last spring about Chemawa
being moved to Camp Adair is not
true. Chemawa is, however, going to
be improved in as many ways as pos
sible.